| Pomme de Terre Muskie Tournament Results
Most of the folks in southern Missouri thought that last weekend was beautiful; blue skies, little breeze and temperatures in the 70’s headed into the 80’s. There were, however, about 130 people that were hoping for cloud cover, cooler temperatures and some wind so the fish would be active and there would be large catches during the 34th Annual Musky Tournament on Pomme de Terre Lake sponsored by the Pomme de Terre Chapter of Muskies Inc.
Friday’s fishing results reflected the good weather with relatively few fish caught.
1st Place- Dave Admire, Nick Admire, 37 ¼, 37 ½ inches
2nd Place- Kurt Eustice, Sara Eustice, 42 inches, Big Musky
3rd Place- Carl Marks, 42 inches
4th Place- Luke Miller, Tyson Miller, 41 inches
5th Place- Matt Ginnings, Jim Wilson, 30, 36 inches
Other catches:
Steve Kolbeck, Tony Kolbeck, 40 inches
Charley Rhinehart, Keith Rhinehart, 34 inches
With separate payouts for Friday and Saturday/Sunday, everyone was off to a fresh start and Saturday’s results were a little better but still not what everyone hoped for.
Jim Wilson, Matt Ginnings, 35 ½, 40 ¼, 36 ½ inches
Gary Pearson, TJ Sawyer, 33, 40 ¾ inches
Jim Brown, Joey Rissell, 41 ½ inches, Big Musky
Dave Admire, Nick Admire, 33, 33 ¼ inches
Peter Robinson, Andy Humm, 37 ¾ inches
Steve Worstell, Todd Hardin, 36 ½ inches
John Krasson, Mike Sullivan, 36 inches
Luke Miller, Tyson Miller, 35 ½ inches
Mike Anderson, Mark Boone, 34 ½ inches
Sunday’s catch (fishing just a half day) was not great either.
Brooks May, Charles May, 38 inches, Big Musky
Billy Pitts, Robert Sawyer, 37 inches
Final standings for the Saturday/Sunday event were as follows:
Musky
1st Place- Jim Wilson, Matt Ginnings
2nd Place- Gary Pearson, TJ Sawyer
3rd Place- Jim Brown, Joey Rissell
4th Place- Dave Admire, Nick Admire
5th Place- Brooks May, Charles May
It takes a lot of effort to put on a tournament of this scale and the chapter would like to thank all of its sponsors including Bass Pro Shops, www.basspro.com and Sebile USA, www.sebileusa.com Bass Pro provided lures and other merchandise and Sebile provided a boxed set of seven lures for each of the boats plus some more for giveaways.
Fishing is not all that the tournament is about. Our banquet was held on Saturday night at the Senior Center in Wheatland where the food and service was great. During the evening there were five different raffles for tackle boxes, weekend getaways, GPS units custom rods and more. There were lots of door prizes and everyone in attendance came away with a lure, magazine subscription, motor oil or other great prize.
You don’t have to be an experienced angler to participate in a musky tournament. The team of Admire and Admire is new to musky fishing and had only spent a couple of days on the water before the tournament, yet caught four muskies and finished in the money twice.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this tournament a success and all our sponsors for their support. Mark your calendar for October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th for our 35th annual tournament in 2009.
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